Zegna staged its first-ever runway show outside of Italy on Wednesday, and its choice of Dubai said a huge amount about the ambitions of the brand – and of fashion – for the future. Zegna cruise collection show inside the Dubai Opera – FashionNetwork.com Presented inside the Dubai Opera, the collection was the latest expression…
By AFP Published June 9, 2025 In African wax print dresses and tight-fitting evening wear, the “plus-size” models strutted up the runway in Kisumu, western Kenya, in a special event designed to celebrate the beauty of larger women. AFP Started nine years ago, the East Africa Plus Size Fashion Affair is, according to founder Winnie…
By Bloomberg Published May 28, 2025 For someone who has been in the spotlight since the late 1990s, Victoria Beckham remains remarkably active in the 2020s. In 2023, her namesake fashion label, Victoria Beckham Holdings Ltd., posted over 50% revenue growth and narrowed its operating losses before tax to £2.9 million (approximately $3.6 million). The…
Two weeks after a conclave elected a new pope in the Vatican, on Thursday evening in Avignon, Louis Vuitton staged a fashion conclave cruise show inside the city’s Palais des Papes. Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 collection runway show in Avignon – FashionNetwork.com “Feminine knights. Arthurian legends,” smiled Vuitton’s creative director Nicolas Ghesquière, in a pre-show…
Dior has selected Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome as the location of its next cruise show—the latest historic site chosen by its creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, for a runway show. An aerial view of Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome, the neoclassical site selected for Dior’s 2026 cruise show. – Getty Images The show will…
Since 2011, Miuccia Prada, the patron saint of smart, messy women everywhere, has been using her Miu Miu line as a platform to commission short films by female filmmakers from around the world, including Janicza Bravo, Mati Diop and Haifaa al-Mansour. For Mrs. Prada, the films, which sometimes air during her fashion shows, serve as…
Few people want beefs with their neighbors to become public. That includes Elon Musk. In March, Mr. Musk’s team lobbied officials in the upscale city of West Lake Hills, Texas, to keep quiet the details of one of his mansions and security operations, according to emails to city employees obtained by The New York Times…
Chanel kicked off the international cruise season with an elegantly staged show Tuesday evening at Villa D’Este that was a telling expression of founder Coco’s long-time love of the Italian peninsula. Chanel cruise 2025 collection in Lake Como – Courtesy Specifically referencing Coco’s great friendship with master filmmaker Luchino Visconti, whose noble family once owned…
By AFP Translated by Nicola Mira Published April 11, 2025 What do Rihanna, Queen Elizabeth II and the Maharajah of Patiala have in common? Their passion for Cartier jewellery, as shown by the London exhibition telling the story of the jewellery house founded in the 19th century. A visitor admiring the necklace and choker made…
Sir Paul Smith will stage his next runway show in Milan during the next menswear season in the Italian fashion capital in June, in a major change to the international catwalk calendar. Sir Paul Smith, Britain’s greatest Indepdent designer, is coming to show in Milan in June – Paul Smith The British designer will hold…